OFF THE CUFF: Tidbits from the Jillikins

As we collectively navigate our way through what are certainly perilous times, it’s hard not to tire of the constant inundation of bad news.

But that’s where we are as 2012 closes out, and I for one don’t see things getting better any time soon. The “new normal” is what it is, and it’s apparently fraught with less-than-desirable aspects.

But what’s going in the world should come as a surprise to no one, really. It all lines up with the words in the Bible. Consider the fact that nowhere in scripture is there mention of a great collective awakening, an all-encompassing return to righteousness, or a sweeping realization of how far we’ve gone wrong. What is described, however, is a falling away and separation from God, and a turn toward glorification (and even deification) of man.

Don’t look now, folks, but like it or not, we’re well on our way down that road.

Anyway, in keeping with the shallow, non-earth-shattering, and somewhat random tradition of this column, I present to you as a diversion from reality a handful of short statements and phrases formulated within the walls of one man’s cranium.

Doug Davison

Some are entirely original, while others are derived from bits and pieces of classics. But all have one thing in common: Nothing.